XL98: Rotated Text May Not Be Visible (178961)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q178961 SYMPTOMS
When you rotate text in a cell, the text may not be visible in a worksheet.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs if you specify a small angle rotation (between
approximately -5 and 5 degrees, depending on the cell location) and you use
cell borders.
When you rotate cell text and you use any cell border, the text is
positioned to fit in the center of an imaginary parallelogram with sides
that are angled to the same degree as the cell text. This may cause the
text to appear on top of other cells in the worksheet. When the degree of
the angle is small, the center of the imaginary parallelogram may be
located far from the actual cell, and the text may be positioned off the
screen.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do not use any of the cell borders when you
rotate cell text and use very small angles. If you want to use cell
borders, increase the angle of rotation (more negative or more positive) so
that the slope of the sides of the parallelogram is not as steep. As you
increase the angle of the rotated text, the text moves closer to the actual
cell location.
STATUS
This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.
REFERENCES
For more information about rotated text, click Contents and Index on the
Help menu, click the Index button in MS Excel Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Center, align,
indent, or rotate data in a cell" topic.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/11/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB178961 |
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